By Zaffirini                                            S.B. No. 36
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to training for certain caseworkers employed by health and
 1-3     human services agencies.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 531.0244 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 531.0244.  JOINT TRAINING FOR CERTAIN CASEWORKERS. (a)
 1-8     The commissioner shall provide for joint training for health and
 1-9     human services agency caseworkers whose clients are children,
1-10     including caseworkers employed by:
1-11                 (1)  the Texas Department of Health;
1-12                 (2)  the Texas Department of Human Services; and
1-13                 (3)  the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
1-14     Retardation.
1-15           (b)  Training provided under this section must be designed to
1-16     increase a caseworker's knowledge and awareness of the services
1-17     available to children at each health and human services agency,
1-18     including long-term care programs and services available under a
1-19     Section 1915(c) waiver program.
1-20           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.